It’s a tradition here to post some recommended listening each Halloween. This year there’s an embarrassment of riches with five listings chosen from the multitudes at Mixcloud. Hauntology is the theme, not Jacques Derrida’s spectral musings but Simon Reynolds‘ deployment of the term to define the music produced by artists on the UK’s Ghost Box label—Belbury Poly, The Focus Group, The Advisory Circle, Pye Corner Audio et al—and their allies delving into similar areas: “folklore, vintage electronics, library music and haunted television soundtracks”. I’ve been plugging the Ghost Box people for years but going by Mark Pilkington’s recent introduction to the sub-genre some still find this information to be news.

All the following mixes feature Ghost Box tracks, with the Ghost Radio mix being almost solely derived from the label’s releases. All the mixes are a year or so old apart from the Samhain Seance which was posted at the weekend. I’ve been playing these round the clock for the past couple of days, enjoying the way one playlist bleeds into another. Given the choice of only one I’d pick Samhain Seance, a great selection and very adeptly sequenced. Among the highlights there’s a lengthy extract from the occult-themed TV serial I mentioned yesterday, Children of the Stones, which had a superb vocal score by contemporary classical composer Sidney Sager. The Aethereus Mix also features Sager’s score, and opens with a warning from The Stone Tape which has even greater resonance today: “It’s in the computer!”

(Note: I corrected some of the track credits but still have no idea what the track credited to Neu! is. If anyone knows then please leave a comment.)

The Box Of Delights by Roger LimbEcneuqes Rorrim by Pye Corner AudioThe Unseeing Eye by Malcolm ClarkeCheyne Walk by Jon BrooksManège by Jaques LasryChildren Of The Stones by Sidney SagerChocky by John HydeA Year And A Day by Belbury PolyWillow’s Song by Paul GiovanniSaturn by Neu! [What? This isn't Neu! Anyone ID the track? JC]Variation 19 by Andrew Lloyd WebberHouse Among The Laurels by Jon BrooksThe Ghost Of John by Kristen LawrenceDouble Trouble by John WilliamsWindfall by Dead Can Dance

Funerailles Des Vampires by AcanthusHypnosis by Atrium CarceriThe Moonlawn by Belbury PolyThe Giving Of The Grape by Blood StereoEnferissimo by Camille SauvageDream Music by Jonathan EliasEvaparizione by Ennio MorriconeSpellbound by Creed TaylorSequenza Psichedelica by Piero UmilianiFantasm by Bernard FevreFuneral Organ by Fred MyrowUomini Al Bando by Bruno NicolaiLucifer Rising by Jimmy PageBlack Mass by Mort GarsonSpookies by James CalabreesForest Of Evil by Frank Reidy & Eric AllenHell House by Brian Hodgson & Delia DerbyshireRaven’s Lament by The Haxan CloakVoodoo by The Natural Yoghurt BandLost World by Moran RussellFalling by Delia DerbyshireSang Pourpre by Igor WakhévitchUntitled by Vladimir Ussachevsky

Activate The Poacher by Moon Wiring ClubThe Willows by Belbury PolySundial by The Advisory CircleThe Third Eye Centre by Mount Vernon Arts LabHey Let Loose Your Love by The Focus GroupMind How You Go by The Advisory CircleGhost Radio by Moon Wiring ClubOwls And Flowers by Belbury PolyCivil Defence Is Common Sense by The Advisory CircleInside Shoebox Garden by Moon Wiring ClubAlbion Festival Report by The Focus GroupErosion Of Time by The Advisory CircleOpening Leaves by Moon Wiring ClubMeditation On Nothingness by RojFeldspar by Mount Vernon Arts LabNuclear Substation by The Advisory CircleFar Off Things by Belbury PolyPlant Room by Mordant MusicJam Jar Carnival by The Focus GroupEveryday Electronics by The Advisory CircleThey Are In The Room With Us Right Now by RojWool Book by Moon Wiring ClubPost Apocalypse Listings by Mordant MusicFrom An Ancient Star by Belbury PolyFire, Damp And Air by The Advisory Circle

While London Sleeps by Mount Vernon Arts LabSo Run Down by The CaretakerMoondial (Theme) by UnknownThe Bane Tree (intro) by (Episodes From) The Field BazaarSorcerer by AtaraxiaThe Black Drop by Mount Vernon Arts LabIn A Beautiful Place Out In The Country by Boards Of CanadaOf Grace And Providence (Remixed) by The CaretakerThe Voice by Brian Hodgson & Delia DerbyshireThe Wicker Man by Paul GiovanniChildren Of The Stones Theme by Sidney SagerLegend Of Hell House by Brian Hodgson & Delia Derbyshire

Twins Of Evil (extract)Forest Of Evil (Dawn) by Demdike StareBlackthorn Winter by Sproatly SmithThe Harmony Programme by The Focus GroupSulphur by CyclobeThe Power Of The Witch (extract) Rare BBC DocumentaryAnother Witch Is Dead by The Eccentronic Research CouncilBlood On Satan’s Claw (intro)Disorder by The Haxan CloakBlack Blind Light by MoonstoneDenned Earth (Decay And Rebirth) by Ruhr HunterChildren Of The Stones — Episode 3 (extract), soundtrack by Sidney SagerStrung Like Lights At Thee Printemps by Godspeed You Black EmperorGrim Reaper by Teen SuicideThe Globe Inn by The Future Kings Of EnglandHalloween 3 (ending)

Thank you so much for the recommendation of my work to others – I feel very honoured to join a list alongside such creative people as The Soulless Central Radio and The Ephemeral Man. My latest mix features some old Ghost Box faves from way back when as well as some newer discovers in this field bazaar. I hope you enjoy…. http://i.mixcloud.com/CCCj75